No known death sentences for homosexuality have been passed since the end of Taliban rule in 2001. The Hanafi school, prevalent in Afghanistan, does not regard homosexual acts as a hadd crime, although Afghan judges may potentially apply the death penalty for a number of reasons.
The sharia category of zina (illicit sexual intercourse), which according to some traditional Islamic legal schools may entail the hadd (sharia-prescribed) punishment of stoning, when strict evidential requirements are met. Sources cited by the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGBTIA) indicate that there is a 'broad consensus amongst scholars that execution was the appropriate punishment if homosexual acts could be proven'. A new Penal Code enacted in February 2018 explicitly criminalises same-sex sexual conduct.
Further information: LGBT rights by country or territory, LGBT in Islam, Capital punishment for adultery, and Sharia § IslamizationĪs of July 2020, the following jurisdictions prescribe the death penalty for homosexuality:
